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Music History Events: Births

January 30, 1947 Steve Marriott (frontman of The Small Faces, Humble Pie) is born in Manor Park, London, England.

January 29, 1947 David Byron of Uriah Heep is born David Garrick in Epping, England.

January 20, 1947 George Grantham (drummer for Poco) is born in Cordell, Oklahoma.

January 19, 1947 Original Deep Purple lead singer Rod Evans is born in Buckinghamshire, England.

January 13, 1947 John Lees (founder of Barclay James Harvest) is born in Oldham, Lancashire, England.

January 8, 1947 Terry Sylvester, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for The Hollies from 1969 to 1981, is born in Liverpool, England.

January 6, 1947 Sandy Denny is born Alexandra Denny in London. She becomes lead singer of Fairport Convention and the only guest vocalist to appear on a Led Zeppelin song ("The Battle Of Evermore").

December 30, 1946 Clive Bunker (drummer for Jethro Tull) is born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England.

December 29, 1946 Marianne Faithfull is born in Hampstead, London, England. Co-wrote the Rolling Stones' "Sister Morphine" while in a relationship with frontman Mick Jagger.

December 28, 1946 Edgar Winter is born in Beaumont, Texas. A talented keyboard and saxophone player, he has a #1 hit in 1973 with the instrumental "Frankenstein," titled because it was a monster to edit. He's the younger brother of the esteemed blues musician Johnny Winter.

December 26, 1946 Bob Carpenter (keyboardist, accordionist for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

December 24, 1946 Jan Akkerman (guitarist for Focus) is born in Amsterdam.

December 23, 1946 Singer-songwriter Robbie Dupree, known for the 1980 hit "Steal Away," is born Robert Dupuis in Brooklyn, New York.

December 23, 1946 Ariel Bender (guitarist for Mott the Hoople) is born Luther James Grosvenor in Evesham, Worcestershire, England.

December 21, 1946 Carl Wilson is born in Hawthorne, California. He becomes lead guitarist in The Beach Boys when he forms the band with older brothers Dennis and Brian.

December 16, 1946 Benny Andersson (of ABBA) is born in Vällingby, Sweden.

December 15, 1946 Drummer Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge is born in Brooklyn. He does a lot of work with Rod Stewart, co-writing his hit "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?"

December 15, 1946 R&B singer Harry Ray (of The Moments) is born in Long Branch, New Jersey.

December 14, 1946 Jackie McAuley (keyboardist, vocalist for Them) is born John McAuley in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

December 14, 1946 Joyce Vincent Wilson (of Tony Orlando and Dawn) is born in Detroit, Michigan.

December 14, 1946 Actress/singer Patty Duke is born Anna Marie Duke in Elmhurst, Queens, New York.

December 12, 1946 Denny Dias, founding guitarist of Steely Dan, is born in Philadelphia. In the summer of 1970, Dias is playing in a band called Demian, whose manager places an ad in the New York City arts paper The Village Voice that reads: "Looking for keyboardist and bassist. Must have jazz chops! No hangups." Donald Fagen and Walter Becker answer the ad, leading to the formation of Steely Dan.

December 11, 1946 Tony Brown (of J.D. Sumner and the Stamps Quartet) is born in Greensboro, North Carolina. Known for his session work on the piano with Emmylou Harris and his production work for Vince Gill, Reba McEntire and George Strait.

December 10, 1946 Ace Kefford (bass guitarist for The Move) is born Christopher John Kefford in Moseley, Birmingham, England.

December 9, 1946 Walter "Clyde" Orange (drummer, vocalist for Commodores) is born in Florida. He sings lead on the hits "Brick House" and "Nightshift."

December 9, 1946 Dennis Dunaway (bassist for the Alice Cooper Band) is born in Cottage Grove, Oregon.

December 5, 1946 Canadian pop rocker Andy Kim is born Andrew Youakim in Montreal, Quebec.

December 1, 1946 Gilbert O'Sullivan is born Raymond Edward O'Sullivan in Waterford, Ireland. He changes his first name as a nod to Victorian-era composers Gilbert & Sullivan.

November 26, 1946 Bert Ruiter (bass guitarist for Focus) is born in Amsterdam.

November 22, 1946 Bass guitarist Aston "Family Man" Barrett (of Bob Marley and the Wailers) is born in Kingston, Jamaica. Though he would earn the nickname "Family Man" before he had kids, it turned out to be an apt title: He allegedly fathered 41 children.